MORNING-MidwestDigest-10-18-17

It’s a season on the brink for the 2017 Chicago Cubs after their loss to the Dodgers last night.

People in 7 states, five of the states here in the heartland, were getting sick. Some of them were employees of Pet Land and others had been near puppy from Pet Land. 22 of 55 cases are in Ohio.

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said he may try to block some of Trump’s EPA nominees if EPA rolls back some biofuel targets. EPA Administration Scott Pruitt’s position is in stark contrast to Trump’s promises during the campaign.

It’s the season for hunters to get hurt. Some get hurt by falling by tree stands. In southern Iowa, someone fell two stories from a tree stand just the other day. A study in Ohio found one half of hunting injuries were from falls while a quarter are from guns.